plantsforpeg,
Thank you so much, after I read back over our dmail, I realized you were not the one that sent those, another lady in Florida sent those. Sorry. I do have the fingernail one though as you can see, its doing great. Thanks for sending that one, I love it. The others were that big when she sent them. I'll have to do a dmail search and find her name and see if she listed the names. Thanks
Some beauties just for fun
Thanks Peg, that is great info. I love the idea of allowing mom to possibly make more pups.
Oh Goody, Mine won't die then? I am so blessed to be abole to keep mine going from Elaine and kayJones.. Hope they bloom again! So, I can put ferts on them, I didn't know, and I can use moss instead of soil>? Or.. oh poo, I better go read some more instead of drooling over pictures..
Ms.Joe, Bromeliad Neos don't bloom again. They take about 2 years for a pup to grow big enough to bloom. After blooming the mother puts out multiple pups. Eventually the mom dies, but by then you may have six or more babies just like mom enough for trades.
Bought this one as a pup about a year and a half ago. It hasn't bloomed yet. I think it isn't a Neo though.
It's name is Red Chestnut.
awwww.. that is pretty.. okay, I better see what a "neo" is then..
We will get you hooked in no time at all.
Well lookie what you gone and started dyzzy...lol.
Great photos everyone. I've been camping last week so had a lot to catch up on.
GAgirl you sure do have a lot of Broms...the new five photo thing is so cool.
Minnie like all your new babies. I guess I'll have to be on the lookout now at the garden centers.
Ardesia that is really beautiful.
Selby gardens looks like a nice place to visit, I couldn't get the photo tour to work on the website...will have to put that on my list of places to visit.
I know, this topic seemed to grab everyone's interest. 87 posts counting this one! There's really not that much blooming even down here at this time of year, and especially after the cold weather the last two nights, things will be pouting for a while and slow to bloom.
So the huge range of color and leaf forms in the broms are always interesting, and as I said earlier, mine don't seem to mind a little cold weather, either. Hope the cold didn't chase you home from camping, Sherri!
Just another pic to stir thing up again.
Oh me oh my oh, that is drop dead gorgeous. May I ask what medium you grow your broms in? It looks like you have some gravel or perma til in the soil.
plantsforpeg the purple colors in those are gorgeous!
these are all from a neighbor who was thinning hers out so of course i volunteered to save them from the garbage. i look like i got in a fight with a feral cat but worth every drop of blood!
Cassie, those will all be jumping up and looking wonderful in no time with your wonderful care. They sure can be thorny along the leaf edges, though, right? Can't wait to see them bloom.
Cassie, it's the time of the year and maybe they are getting ready to make "more" babies.
I use mostly peat moss with perilite. Let them get root bound. They like small pots. When they have just been repotted I put large gravel on top to hold them steady. I take the gravel out after they are not so wobbly in about 2-3 months. Mine are grown in pots only so I can take them inside for the winter.....at about 45 degrees or less they go in the GHouse.
Thanks Peg, I appreciate your advice. It is good to know gravel will hold them in place. I use Perma Til in my potting mixes, it should work as well because it is heavy. I heard Dennis Cathcart from Tropiflora speak on cold hardy broms a few years ago and he mentioned it is a good idea to keep them in pots. Even in the garden, you can just sink the pots or build up the mulch around them. Certainly makes it easier to bring them inside if necessary. This one, Neo 'Zoe', was in a 6" pot for years, it was just sitting in the hanging basket which was full of long fibered sphagnum moss.
Nice. That one I don't have.
Sadly I don't either. This is one of the cold hardy ones that succumbed last winter. it came from Tropiflora but they no longer list it.
I was looking at some Broms at Lowes and Home Depot, they sure are expensive. I was at Lukas Gardens and forgot to go into the tropical building to see what they had.
Dyzzy we still camped but it was dreary most the days and the wind was strong. We took our kayak and it was such a workout going over the choppy water. Never rained until the last night, but it was pretty cool. At least the evenings cleared and we could see the moon while by the fire pit.
The day we got home it was predicted to go down to 35, was 33 when I got up in the morning. So had to unpack the Mo home take it back to the storage yard and then come back and drag all my tropicals and peppers and tomatoes back in the FL room again.
I saw a live lizard in my closet yesterday that the cats haven't found from dragging in all those plants. I only shudder to think what else I brought in. :) Hopefully that is the last time I have to do that.
My brom still looks good, I put a cover over it those two freezing nights. It is by my water fountain and I plan to add some more around it now. I just cleaned out all the leaves that fell from my turkey oaks and pulled up some asparagus fern to make room for them.
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Took the fam to the conservatory yesterday and hit the Brom room...OMG! FABULOUS! "Isnt that the one you have in the living room mom?" :) So many varieties. I was in heaven walking throughout the whole place. The "spice" room, the palm room, fern room, orchid room... Supplementing until spring.
Minne, please share some of your pics with us.
Will do. Have to get them off my phone first..
So here are the Rhodi and the Magnolia. The other pics on my phone are bad. I will retake them in a day or so and post.
Nice pics. I too have a Japanese Magnolia which is in bloom right now. The winds have been so bad that half of the petals have fallen to the ground. Spring is near thank goodness.
golly, broms in the ground? I never thought about trying that. I wonder how hard to get them out of the ground when it is time to come inside?
How about just sinking them, pots and all?
Just about all my broms are in (or on) the ground. They really don't have much in the way of root systems, so when it's time to move them indoors, I think you'd be very surprised how easy it is to uproot them. Next time I divide mine I'll take pictures as I lift them. They love it in the leaf litter under my oak trees. Don't seem too bothered by the competing tree roots, since they get a lot of their nutrients from the air.
The two fancy ones I bought from Tropiflora, I am going to sink the pots, as you say Alice. Although my one black Aechmea has two pups, so I might separate one and try him in the ground next to the mama. If they'll spread and make a pretty little colony, that's what I really want. Plus hopefully to have some pups to share by fall.
awww lil tigers....
I like that one dyzzy. I have been drooling at the broms for sale on ebay. Has anyone tried ordering from there?
Pegforplants ~ yes, I've bought on ebay and had mixed results. When they were bad, they were QUITE disappointing. It also takes packing properly or these pretty leaves will be battered and bruised easily.
Dyzzypyxxy ~ do you know which Aechmea that is? I have A. black chantinii which it favors.
Can't find it in the dark, but I seem to recall it might be black chantinii.
I saw the tag on your plant but couldn't read it ... just curious. They are very pretty!
Plantsforpeg, I'd strongly recommend you look at www.tropiflora.com if you want to buy broms online. They are a local grower here in Sarasota and have an excellent reputation. You might pay a bit more than on eBay, but you will get a lot more choices, and you absolutely won't be disappointed.
I only go up there when I've saved up some money, and have one particular thing in mind. If I don't rein myself in that way, I could just go wild! They have huge shade houses full of the most mind-boggling array of broms!
Twice a year they hold a plant festival, but I'm going to be out of town for the Spring one, sadly. =o(
When is it, Elaine? I'm feeling a vacation, lol. There's going to be a show near me, about a hour away this weekend and I can't wait to go. I went last year and bought lots of beautiful plants. Oh and Tropiflora is going to be there,,,yay!!
Dennis comes to a lot of out of town plant festivals, that is how I first met he and his wife. They are just great people. If you register with tropiflora as a VIPP (it's free) you get a discount on shipping. They also enable you with weekly emails that make you drool all over the keyboard.
Hey Alice,
I'm already a VIPP...LOVE their plants and the shipping isn't bad. I could order every week, but try to wait for the one that 'I just have to have".
Those are usually the ones that are already out of stock by the time I get to read the email. I have lost out several times recently which was probably for the best, like I need more plants????? LOL Broms are so easy care however, it is hard to say no. Recently I found some mosquito dunk stufff that is in a granular form so you can put a few grains in the throat of the broms to keep mosquito larvae from growing.
Paula, I meant to add, I always knew you were a Very Important Plant Person. :-)
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Gosh! Tropiflora does have a large selection with any price you want to pay.
Will have to spend time wishing.
Paula, the Tropiflora plant festival is March 30th this year.
Alice, I throw used coffee grounds into my broms these days. It does seem to keep the mosquitoes from breeding in the plants and it's cheaper than dunks. Plus the whole bed smells like Starbucks!
Dyzzy,
If not too much trouble could you please D-mail me date of Tropiflora in 2013. I have wanted to go for years if I don't make it soon I'll be in a rest home. Have friend down there I could stay with for a couple of days. One in Oct. is what I have tried to attend but my friend is always in mountains at that time. Appreciate your help.
Bonnie
Hey Bonnie, they have a festival every spring and fall. Last one was mid-Oct. and the next one is scheduled for April 5th to 7th, Friday to Sunday. Take a look at their website www.tropiflora.com
Cheers Elaine
Glad this forum is perking up again. There's always time to talk Bromeliads.